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The remains of the late Justice Tayo Kilegbu Osu (rtd) was committed to Mother Earth last Saturday at his hometown, Joinkrama (3) in the Ahoada West council area of Rivers State.
Speaking with journalists after the interment, the late jurist’s eldest son, Mr Ukari Osu, relived the bereaved family’s times with the late retired judge of the Rivers State High Court.
He said his late father built bridges of unity amongst family members, community and the entire state.
Ukari Osu, who is an economist, described his father as an epitome of love and peace wherever he found himself, adding that he dedicated his entire life to the service of God and the state.
He said that the late Justice Osu was incorruptible as a jurist, and believed in the value of education as a tool for development.
Osu said it was partly due to his late father’s stance on the rule of law and its application that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, even after many years of retirement and notwithstanding the late judge’s age, appointed him as chairman of the Rivers State Law Review Committee.
Our correspondent learnt that the late Justice Tayo Kilegbu Osu (rtd) was appointed a judge in the Rivers State Judiciary in 1989 after many years of public and private legal practice.
The late Engenni-born jurist retired meritoriously from the state’s judiciary in the year 2007 after putting no fewer than 18 years of service as a judge.
Our correspondent was also informed that the late Justice Osu also had a stint in politics before being appointed a member of the inner bench. His eldest daughter, Mrs Zakien Osu Christopher, and his other children who have since taken after him in politics have promised to keep their father’s legacies alive.
Mrs Zakien Osu Christopher, wife of Bayelsa-based publisher of Niger Delta New Link, described her late father as “a giver, helper to humanity as his generosity to fellow man was unimaginable.
“You deprived yourself of good things in life just to help humanity. You believed that living a luxurious life was a waste of money when that money could be used to help the needy around you. You lived a modest life, it is hard to believe that you are gone,” she said in her tribute her father.
While Victor Christopher, the senior in-law, in his tribute titled ‘Exit of an Incorruptible Judge,’ posited that his exit has created an irreplaceable vacuum for him personally as a close in-law whom he find “to be amiable to all class of citizens especially the indigent class of our society that ordinarily his class of person in the society may ignore.”
The burial ceremony attracted a galaxy of personalities from Rivers and Bayelsa states, as well as captains of industries and politicians from different political parties.
Those present include Dr Bertola, chairman, Ekeremor Local area; executive secretary, Bayelsa State Students Loans Board, Dr Mike Amaegberi; former member Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon Amalanyo Yousuo and a large entourage from Bayelsa State.
Others include, chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Area, Hon Hope Ikiriko, Miller and Asita O. Asita of NIMASA.
Hon Justice Tayo Kilegbu Osu was born on the 17th of April, in the year 1935, at Odawu, Joinkrama 3 in Engenni ethic nationality in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State.
He was born to a peasant family and through dint of hard work and perseverance rose to become a justice, and after his retirement, was appointed the chairman of Rivers State Law Revision Committee by the governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, a position he held until his demise on 27 January 2021.
